Junayna Ahmed

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Junayna Ahmed
Personal information
Born (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21)
London, Great Britain
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 400 m individual medley

Junayna Ahmed (born 30 June 2003) [1] is a Bangladeshi swimmer. She represented Bangladesh at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. [1] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 200 metre butterfly events. [2] [3] In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. [2] [3]

In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the South Asian Games held in Nepal. [4] She also won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metre freestyle, women's 800 metre freestyle and women's 200 metre butterfly events.

She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Women's 200 metre butterfly – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Swimming Results – Event 9 – Event 13". 2019 South Asian Games. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.